Meditation in daily life : Preparation before work

Abstract

This article studies the necessity of humans to apply the principles of meditation in Buddhism to their daily lives and to prepare themselves before working. In detail, the study observes the conditions of working-age people today who have to play two roles and two missions in one day:  the role of daily life with family and the role of daily life in society.  Both roles are related in terms of physical expression, namely emotional expression.

In Buddhism, the body and mind work together all the time inevitably. The tool for perceiving emotions is the mind. The tool for embellishing emotions is called mental factors. Managing emotions well with the principles of meditation according to Buddhism, along with taking care of your health properly, will help you work happily. However, in daily life, every task will encounter problems and obstacles, both personal and cultural, policy, and organizational practices all the time until the task is completed.

Therefore, the article presents contents of applying meditation to every task in daily life, preparing the body and mind before going to work, knowledge about basic meditation in brief, the way of working according to Dhamma, obstacles to work, types of emotions, important characteristics of successful people in work, body and mind ready to lead to unity, reduce conflict, and create love in the organization. It creates many positive benefits for the organization, for oneself and for one’s family.